Grief after losing my mum

In June this year my mum passed away, 10 months after her diagnosis. We were extremely close, I lived with them until last year, we went on holidays all the time, we were best friends, I told her everything and she was my rock. It has now been 2-3 months and I can't face my grief. I feel pain and I think about her all day every day. When I think about it I feel like I'm suffocating and in the run up to her passing I was having panic attacks. Now I can't seem to cry? And I don't understand why? When I do feel everything it feels horrific. I just cannot understand it as she was the nicest sweetest person in the world and did so much for everyone. I am only 30 years old and she was only 59 and I feel that we, and more importantly she, has been completely robbed. I can't get over it but I also can't cry and want to know how others felt after the death of someone they loved with all their heart? How do you cope with the suffering? Both what you feel now and how you saw them at the end? She was my favourite person in the world.

Parents
  • Hello

    I also lost my Mum (Nov 11th 2016) and it was so sudden...2 weeks after diagnosis. I am 36 and she was 65. I too find it hard to cry and still feel like im in some kind of shock and actually it wasn't really real? I too was close to my mum and miss her terribly. My sister and I hate heartbroken as are my children. Have you gone to see someone? I went to 6 sessions of counselling and it's amazing how much we hold in to protect people. I find it helps to think of how she would want me to live....i also think about trying to spread as much happiness as I can (I know sounds cheesy). I too suffer with anxiety and sometimes it all comes at me all at once. It's just so hard to accept isn't it? Our Mums should last forever xxxx

  • That is upsetting :( and shocking that so many of us are in the same boat. Maybe it is the shock of it? And that crying is some form of acceptance which our bodies and minds aren't ready for yet. I have signed up for the counselling, it just takes so long on the waiting list but pleased to hear that it has helped others in some way as it gives me a little hope. I do the same too, sounds silly but keeping the house tidy as I always have her in my mind saying 'hang that up' 'put that in the dishwasher'. It really is hard to accept and to get over the anger of it happening to your family. Thank you for taking the time to reply to me xxxx
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  • That is upsetting :( and shocking that so many of us are in the same boat. Maybe it is the shock of it? And that crying is some form of acceptance which our bodies and minds aren't ready for yet. I have signed up for the counselling, it just takes so long on the waiting list but pleased to hear that it has helped others in some way as it gives me a little hope. I do the same too, sounds silly but keeping the house tidy as I always have her in my mind saying 'hang that up' 'put that in the dishwasher'. It really is hard to accept and to get over the anger of it happening to your family. Thank you for taking the time to reply to me xxxx
Children
  • Yeah me too-even the way she told me to hang the washing "give it a good shake, put the lighter bits near the edge, don't you peg this out?" I used to call her the washer woman! I only cry those silent tears and hate anyone to see me cry. People almost think it's 'old news' and think you're ok but it's still so hard. I remember watching the final episodes of 'Missing and thinking it was so weird I watched the first 2 at Mums before diagnosis but she never got to see the end. Big hugs all round -losing our Mums is just *** xxx